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“As a candidate for Congress, I proposed a federal infrastructure bank to help local governments fund badly needed projects, including ones in my district. We need to repair and expand our crumbling transportation systems by creating many good-paying construction jobs.”
“I've led programs that have helped thousands of individuals, small businesses, veterans, the disabled, farmers get low-interest loans to prosper.”
“There's a lot of good, bipartisan legislation that passes in committee and then gets bottled up. As a businessman, it surprised me.”
“One of the best programs that the federal government sponsors is the Small Business Innovation Research program, in which more than 2.5 percent of federal research and development funding at the largest agencies goes directly to small businesses.”
“We must have the strictest adherence to security procedures to protect against compromise by hostile foreign powers.”
“As a small-business man myself, I believe strongly that improving the health of small businesses is the key to improving the economy, growing the middle class, and creating innovative products and services.”
“I will not stand for any tax increase for middle class or working Americans. There is no way I will support that.”
“I believe you cannot survive in this global economy without some form of postsecondary education.”
“Before I was elected to Congress, I helped to create the public corruption unit in the office of Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan. Unfortunately, business was good. Among the usual suspects were government contracts steered to insiders - leaving Illinois taxpayers holding the bag.”
“As a party, Democrats must focus on the pocketbook issues that our constituents care about every day when they wake up to go to work, drop off their kids at school, and tuck them into bed at night.”
“If I am elected to Congress, I will put the interests of our community first, and I will actively seek input and respond to it.”
“Partisan politics is not my passion.”
“When the norm is decency, other virtues can thrive: integrity, honesty, compassion, kindness, and trust.”
“Our best path to economic growth and global competitiveness is to invest in our people - not to provide huge new tax breaks to special interests.”
“Donald Trump will become president even after losing the popular vote in our November elections by a wide margin. To govern effectively, he must appeal to a broader base than what he campaigned on and avoid the divisive rhetoric that alienated so many Americans.”
“We cannot afford to balance the budget on the backs of America's middle class and seniors and must do what it takes to strengthen Social Security and Medicare, including enabling the government to negotiate the price of prescription drugs.”
“Everyone agrees that our immigration system is broken. Building a wall with Mexico isn't going to fix it.”
“My parents climbed their way to the middle class.”
“As an immigrant, I am grateful for the tremendous opportunities that this great nation has afforded me and my family. I am also aware of the ongoing challenges that immigrants confront, and understand that respecting law and borders is essential for keeping America strong.”